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christians united or israel? and do you still believe that their success in this town is because of intimidation and that they are, as you stated, urging upon our government that we do dumb things? >> well, first, i have never been accused of political expediatrician yen cri. -- expediatricianian cri. probably got me in some trouble, senator. second, address the last comment and we'll go back to sanctions. i've already said i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro israel lobby. i think it's the only time on the record that i've ever said that. now, you all have done a lot of work with my record, and yes, it's appropriate, by the way. any nominee's record, what he or she thinks, says, does, absolutely. i was on your side of the -- for 12 years, so i understand that and that responsibility. so i don't have any problem with that. as i've already noted that i should have used another term, and i'm sorry, and i regret it. the use of intimidation. i should have used influence. i think would have be
christians united or israel? and do you still believe that their success in this town is because of intimidation and that they are, as you stated, urging upon our government that we do dumb things? >> well, first, i have never been accused of political expediatrician yen cri. -- expediatricianian cri. probably got me in some trouble, senator. second, address the last comment and we'll go back to sanctions. i've already said i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro...
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for every senator to get up there and hollered and talk about israel, israel, israel as if they are the only nation on earth. let's talk about israel and the united states in 1947. they were supposed to be our best friend. what about library is -- liberia? i am so tired of hearing about israel. i do not live in israel. maybe some of those guys are double agents up there, but we need some people that think about america first. >> gene, joining us from lindbergh, montana, good afternoon. you are on the air. please go ahead. >> i have been listening and watching intently, taking notes on what has been said and ask, and i am really disturbed about chuck hagel. a leopard does not change his spots, and i am a firm believer in that. i have some tough questions if i could ask him myself, and whether it is the democrats or the republicans asking the questions, it is not the time for anybody to run and hide and say they do not know or they do not recall. that is all i have to say. >> calvin, durham, north carolina, day one of the confirmation hearings. you are on the air. >> yes, john mccain appe
for every senator to get up there and hollered and talk about israel, israel, israel as if they are the only nation on earth. let's talk about israel and the united states in 1947. they were supposed to be our best friend. what about library is -- liberia? i am so tired of hearing about israel. i do not live in israel. maybe some of those guys are double agents up there, but we need some people that think about america first. >> gene, joining us from lindbergh, montana, good afternoon....
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the government of israel. even though the israeli prime minister has been asking washington to draw a redline, israel itself has not drawn a red line, and i would argue they are right not to draw a red line. you want to keep the other guy guessing. you want to keep the pressure on. you don't want to be entirely clear as to when -- you don't want to give the ear person your timetable -- other person your timetable. if they do something, an action, invading a country, that triggers an obvious response. in a situation like this, we retain much more room to maneuver and flexibility if we maintain some degree of strategy am big duty -- ambiguity as the israelis are doing. the iranians do not have nuclear weapons. there is something worth pointing out here. not only do they not have nuclear weapons, but the supreme leader of iran has said, has issued a religion edict saying it would be unislamic to have them and the founder of the regime believed it was unislamic to have nuclear weapons. of course they could be lyin
the government of israel. even though the israeli prime minister has been asking washington to draw a redline, israel itself has not drawn a red line, and i would argue they are right not to draw a red line. you want to keep the other guy guessing. you want to keep the pressure on. you don't want to be entirely clear as to when -- you don't want to give the ear person your timetable -- other person your timetable. if they do something, an action, invading a country, that triggers an obvious...
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on the matters you just raised senator hagel has been a stanch supporter of israel. of the israeli-american relationship and the united states' support for israel's security throughout his career. he has always been, as demonstrated by his record, a supporter of the broad sanctions regime that this president has put into place against iran. a sanctions regime that is unprecedented and as recently as last spring senator hagel wrote about favorably and urged washington as a whole to continue. i am sure senator hagel looks forward to discussing his record. >> do you think it is important that hagel clarify some of the statements that he made? asking him to clarify what he meant? >> i think the process will allow for what it always does. a review by the senate. i think senator hagel's record on those issues and so many others demonstrate that he is in sync with the president's policies and on the first issue, let's be clear, president balm has, in his administration overseen the closest, most substantial support for israel's defense of any administration in history. a ju
on the matters you just raised senator hagel has been a stanch supporter of israel. of the israeli-american relationship and the united states' support for israel's security throughout his career. he has always been, as demonstrated by his record, a supporter of the broad sanctions regime that this president has put into place against iran. a sanctions regime that is unprecedented and as recently as last spring senator hagel wrote about favorably and urged washington as a whole to continue. i...
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i do not see that in the past he was for israel. i believe we need to search in regards to whether there is peace and will be peace and working against israel is not a positive made. hopefully he can change his way and outlook. >> tummy mentioning some of the criticism from the right -- conneen mentioned some of the criticism from the right of chuck hagel's nomination. on the left who is criticized for describing a nominee as openly aggressively gay. those comments coming back now that he has been put up by president obama as the nomination for defense secretary. >> and pc taking my call. with respect to chop, he is right. israel is a country of 10 million people. we have to stop worrying about this country. we have taken $38 billion. we need to quit that. as far as the lady st. john mccain was a hero, go back to 67 and look at the uss or he was responsible for 134 sailors being burned up. another country -- hundred and 60 of them wounded. he was hot rodding with his airplane. to me he is not a hero. they are good. we need to worry
i do not see that in the past he was for israel. i believe we need to search in regards to whether there is peace and will be peace and working against israel is not a positive made. hopefully he can change his way and outlook. >> tummy mentioning some of the criticism from the right -- conneen mentioned some of the criticism from the right of chuck hagel's nomination. on the left who is criticized for describing a nominee as openly aggressively gay. those comments coming back now that he...
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egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel -- and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> i know things aren't black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional promise. there is another election that is coming up shortly for the lower house. the fact that sometimes other countries elect somebody that you don't completely agree with doesn't give us permission to walk away from their election. >> but this has been our problem with foreign policy for decades. we funded bin laden and the radical jihad because they were the enemy of our enemy. i have seen weapons coming back and support for syrian rebels. i see problems with this. >> as you know, senator, in any of the arms sales that united states is engaged in in that part of the world, there is a measured test that is applied with respect to a
egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel -- and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> i know things aren't black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional promise. there is another election that is coming up...
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we traveled to egypt, afghanistan, jordan and israel. we met with a broad array of people and leaders in nearly all of these countries. and we also had an opportunity to engage directly on the matter of syria. meeting in egypt with the new president and visit the refugee camp in jordan. i want to give my colleagues an opportunity to speak with themselves and we all look forward to taking our questions on every aspect of our trip. but the main reason why we convened this press conference is to talk about syria because one main area of agreement among us, democrats and republicans, is the need for the united states to do more to help the syrian people and their struggle for freedom. from syrian opposition leaders and refugees, we heard a very consistent message. we heard that the longer this conflict goes, the worse it gets for syria, the region and indeed the world with increasing numbers of extremists falling into the fight. moderate becoming marginalized with the total possibility of total state failure, biological weapons can be used a
we traveled to egypt, afghanistan, jordan and israel. we met with a broad array of people and leaders in nearly all of these countries. and we also had an opportunity to engage directly on the matter of syria. meeting in egypt with the new president and visit the refugee camp in jordan. i want to give my colleagues an opportunity to speak with themselves and we all look forward to taking our questions on every aspect of our trip. but the main reason why we convened this press conference is to...
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-israel on issues. but what i would tell you is that we have to evolve -- it is a complicated issue because, and many people have tried to discuss it -- it is a question it of what is the nature of the u.s.-israel relationship? there is a debate that is more actively had in jerusalem ben and washington about what the terms of israel's dirty our security needs. jim jones that israel is confers -- confusing is short term versus its long-term i nterests. now i think hagel, gave a very powerful speech some years ago ed perkins, in which he said we cannot make a full stores between our rock solid relationship with israel but also we have vital relationships with other countries in the neighborhood. that very often in congress, in the senate and house, what some interest groups want to see is a zero sum game where you hug one country so tightly and you demonstrate disdain for the other. i think that is what chuck hagel is saying is not constructive. i would quickly say, i interviewed the former chief of naval
-israel on issues. but what i would tell you is that we have to evolve -- it is a complicated issue because, and many people have tried to discuss it -- it is a question it of what is the nature of the u.s.-israel relationship? there is a debate that is more actively had in jerusalem ben and washington about what the terms of israel's dirty our security needs. jim jones that israel is confers -- confusing is short term versus its long-term i nterests. now i think hagel, gave a very powerful...
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he is concerned with some of the things he has done and said, especially concerning israel. he has previously called him a close personal friend. he is a vietnam veteran. they served together in the senate. they do know each other. there is a level of comedy and respect between senators. -- i do not think that john mccain knows what he is going to do. i think the hearings in congress and in the media will lead an impact on the final results. host: we are asking our viewers to tell us what they think are the foreign-policy challenges in 2013. what does he face if he were to get the nomination? guest: he will have a range of foreign-policy challenges. we are talking about a military that is tired and worn out after more than 10 years of war. a state of fiscal challenges and austerity that is really unprecedented in american politics, which is put pressures on all of the budgets that he would have to be in charge of. we're talking about an arc of instability in the middle east, expecting it to get worse and worse, including libya, including egypt, including syria. if you want t
he is concerned with some of the things he has done and said, especially concerning israel. he has previously called him a close personal friend. he is a vietnam veteran. they served together in the senate. they do know each other. there is a level of comedy and respect between senators. -- i do not think that john mccain knows what he is going to do. i think the hearings in congress and in the media will lead an impact on the final results. host: we are asking our viewers to tell us what they...
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israel: i rise in support of this rule. it has been 80 days, for 80 days new yorkers and other americans have been waiting for help. their businesses have been damaged. their homes have been damaged. their land has been damaged. their condos have been damaged. they need the help. it is one thing to be devastated by a weather storm, it's another thing to be devastated by a political storm. we need to put both storms behind us and move on and provide this help. we have shown partieship in my area, mr. speaker. congressman -- the gentleman from new york, mr. king, a republican, and i and other members of our delegation have worked with governor cuomo and governor christi with mayor bloomberg to move forward. despite the flicks. despite the political winds. we have our two county executives from long island in washington today with residents who are democrats, republicans, conservatives, liberals, independents. this isn't about party, this is about solutions. this is not the time for recriminations about what went wrong. it is
israel: i rise in support of this rule. it has been 80 days, for 80 days new yorkers and other americans have been waiting for help. their businesses have been damaged. their homes have been damaged. their land has been damaged. their condos have been damaged. they need the help. it is one thing to be devastated by a weather storm, it's another thing to be devastated by a political storm. we need to put both storms behind us and move on and provide this help. we have shown partieship in my...
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you cannot returned them, because you have to go through israel. those negotiations never went anywhere. there are a handful of other palestinians than a been resettled in other countries. and one man was almost taken in by the german government in 2009. the germans want to take three, but they took two in the end. if they cannot go anywhere -- he cannot go anywhere until he's cleared. so there are the yemenis and the rest of the prisoners. some awaiting trial or those with indefinite detention. that's what we have to push when we are talking about closing the prison. >> if you look back at the memos that britain that gave president bush the authority, the justification to do what he did, as commander-in-chief, you have -- anything that will constrain exercise of authority is unconstitutional, so the president has limitless powers, basically. if that was good advice back then, then i think the president as commander-in-chief could make a decision in that capacity. they say no money appropriated here may be used. that's the defense department. the p
you cannot returned them, because you have to go through israel. those negotiations never went anywhere. there are a handful of other palestinians than a been resettled in other countries. and one man was almost taken in by the german government in 2009. the germans want to take three, but they took two in the end. if they cannot go anywhere -- he cannot go anywhere until he's cleared. so there are the yemenis and the rest of the prisoners. some awaiting trial or those with indefinite...
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fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this morning's panel, separating fact from fiction. i am a fellow at the american enterprise institute and member of the task force on detention and interrogation policy. kathryn piccolos recent film depicting the operation that killed osama bin laden sparked controversy. -- kathryn bigelow. for the most part of rage of the film has been coming from the left and directed at her. if you were a conservative like me, when you see the hollywood left and washington left, your temptation is to sit back, pop the popcorn and watch the fight. to some extent that is why many of the defenders and supporters stayed out of the debate. why interrupt why they are -- well they are fighting it out? the fact is, culture matters. many will form their opinions based on what they see on the silver screen. it is important for those who know the truth to set the record straight. today we have a distinguished panel to help
fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this morning's panel, separating fact from fiction. i am a fellow at the american enterprise institute and member of the task force on detention and interrogation policy. kathryn piccolos recent film depicting the operation that killed osama bin laden sparked controversy. -- kathryn bigelow. for the most part of rage of the...